CardRunners

Well I am doing my second update of August so I am right on pace with the other months. I truly dont know why I do not blog more, there are so many times when I sit down to blog and get distracted by checking sports scores or I see a donkey sitting and have to play them heads up..Anywho here we go..

I just got back from Chicago. I went to see the Cardinals vs Cubs series. The Cubbies took 2 of 3 from my Cardinals but I was lucky enough to go see the game we won. I ended up gettin some great seats about 12 rows from the field. Chicago is a really fun city, I went there with my girlfriend and 2 other friends. We went Bottle bowling and hung out in Wrigleyville a lot. It was a great time. I really like Chicago and there is so much to do there, I have always thought about living up there but the standard of living is so high and there seems to be a lot of trendy places.

I am back in St. Louis now and am doing some more house shopping. I never gave anyone an update but the last contract I had on the house fell thru so I am back out there searching. I have my eyes set on a home and I plan on putting a bid on it this week, I will keep you updated with that. I am also doing some job searching. Finding a job is something I do not enjoy doing but I truly need to find a job to get balance in my life. As much as I love waking up at noon and staying up till 5am, it just does not seem healthy. If anyone has any job suggestions in the St. Louis area, give me a shout!

Poker has been going great! I am killing it this month. I am playing a lot of 2-4 NL but also playing the 3-6 NL and 5-10 NL games. Before I smartened up, I would just sit in 4 5-10 games and not worry about what the line up was. I have been using a lot better game selection and I contribute that to a lot of my profit. For the month, I am nearing the 60k mark which I am very proud of, I hope I can keep this up.

That is pretty much all that is going on in my life right now, Adios Ladies and Gents

Hello CR Members,

I have not blogged since I busted from the Main Event so I figured I would stop in and say hey. I am going to copy off my companion Latestlines and throw out a bunch of random thoughts.

First, if you are a St. Louis Cardinal fan just let a loud yell out of your system right now. The past week has been so frustrating, our bullpen is pathetic and I was at the game this past week and had AMAZING seats. I could honestly give any player in the dugout a massage, instead I wanted to jump over the railing and fight our closer. I never considered myself a fair weather fan and I still dont but its something about people getting paid a BUNCH of money and not doin their job that just gets me to my last nerve. With that said, I petition to bring back Adam Wainright as our closer. If you dont know who he is, well he is our injured starter who is due back in a week that was our closer when we won the WORLD SERIES just a mere two years ago.

Another thing that angers me is SNG land. I agree with LL in the fact that the players are soooo awful but if you cant win your 60-40's it becomes a very frustrating game. I have been killing cash games since coming home from Vegas and I think I am up about 20k or so which is pretty large since I am playin 2-4 NL but I have dabbled in the 3-6 and 5-10 NL games. I think I am going to get back in the SNG saddle soon but I had to take a must needed break.

Is anyone else extremely excited for the new season of Entourage to begin?? I am! September 7 baby! Does anyone know when Californication begins? I am tired of just being able to be lazy for half an hour when Weeds is on.

I have seen 2 movies since I got back to St. Louis. I saw Dark Knight the night it came out and it was a CIRCUS at the theatre. I saw a bunch of batman and robin costumes and a couple Joker ones too. I honestly just laughed and said the same line my buddy Brian said when he got knocked out of the Main Event..."This is a circus, where do they find these monkeys?" Overall though, this is a must see movie. I also saw Step Brothers tonite. I dont know what it is but Will Ferrell can make me laugh like no other person I know. The guy is a genius!

I finally would like to thank everyone who followed my WSOP Main Event progress and gave me a congrats when it came to an end. It really does bother me though, when people say the line of "What did you do,grind into the money?(aka gambler) Because that is the last thing I did but I just wasnt going to give my chips away. For your information gambler I shoved all in over Mike Matusows raise with AK when we were 3 off the money and he folded AQ face up. Overall, the Main Event was really frustrating. I lost a 120k pot with KK vs 10-9 of spades with about 823 people left in the tourney. I never had over 72k in chips when the average stack on Day 1 was around 83k. I played the best poker of my life for 30 hours before it came to an end when I shoved my 49k stack over a button raise with 77 and was called by AQ. The guy hit a Q and my run was over. The Main Event was an amazing learning experience and I would love to thank Taylor for this opportunity. It was my third year in the WSOP Main Event and my first cash. (My third WSOP ever)

I believe that is all, nice talking to everyone

It has been forever! Honestly I have been extremely lazy this past month but TONS of things have gone on. In my last blog I spoke about going to New York and seeing some Yankees games and then coming directly to Vegas. I have done both of those things so I will talk about those trips below.....

New York was a lot of fun. I dont think I realized how HUGE of a city it truly is. I got to see Times Square but other than that and go to Yankee games, I didnt do to much. Time Square was basically exactly what I expected it to be, large and crowded. I had to see ESPN Zone and the M and M store. I ended up buying about 4 pounds of M and M's...I dont think I even made it thru one pound of them. My girlfriend and I were fortunate enough to have great seats at both Yankee games. The weather was soooooo HOT! New York was setting record highs for that time of year, but it didn't take away from the games too much. It was also fun to ride the subway to the stadium. I always heard horror stories about the subways in New York but I never once felt in danger. My girlfriend and I stayed at the Roosevelt hotel and I must say I highly recommend it. It was pretty close to everything I really wanted to see and about a block from Grand Central Station so getting around was extremely easy. Mortons Steakhouse was also just right down the street and I love their Cajun Ribeye so I was pretty pumped about that. I also was able to meet up with Squintandgo and his girlfriend while in New York. We went to an Italian restaurant and the rissotto (sp?) was absolutely amazing! Overall, it was a fun trip and it was extremely cool to see Yankee Stadium in real life.

VEGAS BABY VEGAS! I am here now and have been here for the past month. I truly love Vegas but after awhile a lot of things get old. I find myself blacking out and playing the great game of BlackJack with my girlfriend a lot of nights when we go out. All the roomies love going to strip clubs but I am just over them right now. The only thing I miss about strip clubs are the stupid stories about cracked out strippers and my buddies being idiots. I would much rather drink for free and play blackjack, my girlfriend loves the game and I love meeting new people so it works out pretty well. As far as poker goes, I played the 2k event. I lasted 3 levels and then in level 4 I got it in with AQ on a Q53 board 2 diamonds against 10-9 of diamonds and the guy smashed his flush on the turn. It was only a 6k pot but it still bothered me. That was the only other tournament I played but now I am in the Main Event. I made it past Day 1. I have 25,325 in chips and I hope to chip up tomorrow. It was a pretty boring day of poker for the most part, I misplayed some hands but also played some hands great. I had all my chips in the middle once with AK vs JJ and smashed a K on the river! One time BABY! Maybe that win was a sign for things to come??? We will find out tomorrow I guess. Other than tournaments, I have been doing pretty well in cash games. I don't have exact numbers since being out here but I do know I am doing well. I have also started to play some PLO since being down here. Being around Stinger has given me the desire to play the game. I have also been playing some SNG's to practice tourney like structures for the main event. My heads up game right now is pretty good as well so if I make the FInal 2 in the Main Event, GOOD GAME THAT GUY!. Well I am off to bed and when I wake up I am heading to the Rio for Day 2. I will update my blog tomorrow, I SWERE to give everyone an update! Adios Guys!

Hello Everyone! IT has been a long time but I truly doubt that anyone really really misses my blog but I am sure I have some loyal viewers out there so this blog is for them haha.

Anyway my life has been sooooo busy as of late so I will try and cram everything into this blog but I doubt that will be the case because I am truly lazy.

I will start with school. My last blog said I graduated and I did. I probably havent looked so forward to something so much in my entire life. I am truly going to miss so many things about the college life but 5 years is enough. For starters I am going to miss my sleeping schedule. I loved waking up at 3PM, working out, eating dinner, and then grinding till about 4am. And then I would just repeat that over and over. I am sure that schedule wont change to much for a little while but I no longer will have the DINER to go to when I am drunk or my bar HARPOS to go to when I want to get drunker than I could ever imagine. People always say that your college years are the best years of your life, that statement could not be anymore true. What a time college was! I will never forget the friendships I devoloped and the amount of things I broke. :(

As far as poker goes, I am still playing the mixture of 2-4 NL, 3-6 NL, and 5-10 NL. I find the 5-10 NL games are much easier than the 2-4 and 3-6 games but I won't sit unless I am using good game selection. My goal was to go on a 20k heater about a month ago and I made it to 15k. I still have one week to meet this goal so I am rooting for a 5k week. I am enjoying poker a lot more than I have before and I think that my results are showing that. I am playing a lot better and am playing against a wider range of players. I also have been playing SNG's because I am trying to prepare myself for the satellites down in Vegas.

I will only be in St. Louis for another week and then it is off to New York and then Las Vegas. I leave June 6 for New York then leave there to go to Vegas on June 10. In New York, I plan on going to 2 Yankee games, a Broadway show and being an absolute tourist. I have never been to New York so if anyone has any suggestions on where I should visit or eat please let me know. I am also really excited about Vegas and eating at Nove ( a restaurant inside of the Palms). I honestly have never loved food this much. I am also excited to win my first WSOP bracelet ..this is my year, I am telling you now. I guess I am also excited to see GP, Wiggins, and LL2 again even though they are awful influences on me in regards to spending money.

Well I have so much more to say but I dont feel like typing, I think I need a personal assistant. Anywho, if I dont blog again wish me luck in Vegas. I am sure I will blog more when I am done there!

Drama